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John and Elsie Martinez Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering

School of Science and Engineering

Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University, one of the nation’s premier research institutions, seeks a collaborative and interdisciplinary scholar to serve as the John and Elsie Martinez Endowed Chair within the School of Science and Engineering’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. As part of a significant investment in research and faculty excellence, the Martinez Chair will join a university on the rise with the opportunity to harness institutional momentum, leverage numerous assets and areas of strength, and drive world-class scholarship and technology development at the intersection of engineering and health sciences. Under the leadership of a new dean, the Martinez Chair will contribute to a new, exciting vision for an increasingly interdisciplinary and translational school, building faculty capacity and advancing research excellence in the areas of cognitive cyber nexus, precision health diagnostics and therapeutics, AI for all, space science and engineering, and resilient habitats and communities.

Tulane University provides a superb foundation for the position’s success. Tulane is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), offering a rich and collaborative environment for interdisciplinary interactions; a strong public service theme; and a commitment to health science as a major thrust of research, scholarship, and education. Tulane possesses a unique constellation of health-related research and clinical resources, including the Schools of Medicine and Public Health and Tropical Medicine, the National Primate Research Center, as well as the Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane Cancer Center, and an NIH T32-supported PhD program in Bioinnovation. The city of New Orleans has a burgeoning biotechnology entrepreneurial ecosystem. The city further boasts the co-location of the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium, the LSU Health Sciences Center, the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center, and the newly constructed University Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital. Tulane’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, since its founding, has been a leader in interdisciplinary research and teamwork across Tulane and the broader healthcare community in New Orleans. The BME curriculum, research areas of excellence, and translational studies span the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering, biomechanics and biotransport, device development, and medical imaging.

Tulane seeks individuals with great potential as well as superlative scholarly records of achievement and impact in their field in biomedical engineering who are energized by Tulane’s vision and momentum. In addition to leadership in their own research area, the Martinez Chair will contribute to the department's overall strategic direction, ensuring that it is advancing new frontiers in the field and capitalizing on the strengths and assets of the university. This individual will be a catalyst for research, maintaining a high-impact research agenda, mentoring faculty and students, attracting partnerships with industry, and strengthening the university’s reputation as a hub for impactful interdisciplinary and translational scholarship in biomedical engineering. Candidates must have academic records commensurate with appointment with tenure and are expected to maintain an active externally-funded research program as well as contribute to the educational training and teaching missions.

Tulane University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist the department in its identification and review of candidates. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with letters of interest should be sent electronically and in confidence via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/tulane-university-school-science-and-engineering/john-and-elsie-martinez-endowed.

Elizabeth Dorr Weithman, Managing Associate

                                                             Jackie Mildner, Partner                                                            

Pamela Carty, Senior Search Coordinator

Isaacson, Miller

Tulane University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to excellence through diversity. Tulane University will not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other status or classification protected by federal, state, or local law. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.